Florida Advanced Technological
Education (FLATE) Center, the
National Science Foundation Center of Excellence for high-tech manufacturing,
is pleased to announce Suncoast
Credit Union Foundationis sponsoring 11 scholarships for the
2014 FLATE “Girls Only” robotics camp. The Girls Only camp is
scheduled for June 16-20, 2014 at Hillsborough Community College (HCC) in
Brandon, and is open to all girls entering 6th– 9thgrade as of September
2014.

The Suncoast Credit Union Foundation scholarships are
limited, and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The
Foundation is providing these scholarships for low income families in an effort
to give girls from low income backgrounds an opportunity to explore careers in
science and technology. Scholarships applications can be downloaded from the FLATE website and can be mailed at the following location. LourdesFleurima

FLATE—HCC,
Brandon

10414
East Columbus Drive

Tampa,
FL 33619

FLATE Girls
Only robotics camp is designed to
introduce middle school girls to the world of robotics and automation. Camp
facilitators are from the School District of Hillsborough County, Hillsborough
Community College and local industry, all selected based on their experience
and training. The camp will be conducted at the Hillsborough Community College,
Brandon Campus, Student Services Building, BSSB 218, 10414 East Columbus Drive.
All camp days are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Campers should not arrive prior to
7:45a.m.Campers should be picked up
promptly at 4 p.m. each day. Students are to bring their own lunch and snacks.

Foradditionalinformation
on the scholarships and FLATE’s additional robotics
camps for middle and high school students contact Dr. Marilyn Barger, executive director
of FLATE at barger@fl-ate.org and DeshBagley,
FLATE’s outreach manager at 813.253.7838/camps@fl-ate.org, or visit www.fl-ate.org/projects/camps.html.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation, under the following grant DUE# 1204751. "Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."